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An Ouran Host Club Production

Chapter 3: Practicing for the Play:

At my House, Late at Night:

"For France, for God, for freedom!" I said, reading out the line from one of the battle scenes. But no matter how hard I try, I keep sounding like robot. Why do I have to be in this play anyway? I mean sure, this could lower my debt to them, but not really interested in doing the main role. I could be more of a stage manager than an actress. "This is hopeless! I don't know how I'm going to get through this Mom." I said to the picture of my late mother on the mini altar.

"I'M HOME HAURHI! IS DINNER READY YET?" Dad said, dressed in office women suit and his hair up in an up hairdo. "Welcome home dad." I said as I looked at the clock, "Oh sorry, I didn't realize the time. I'll get started now." I went to the kitchen and got started on a ten minute curry recipe.

"By the way Haruhi, Kyoya told me that the Host Club is doing a play for the upcoming cultural festival." Dad said. "I see." I stated as I got started on dinner. Kyoya-Senpai always buts into my personal and private life in order to keep tabs on me, but I don't know what he could gain from it. If he's afraid I'll run away from paying back my debt on that renaissance vase, I have no intention of doing that.

"What play are you doing?" he asked as he let his hair down. "Joan of Arc." I answered, "It's about a girl named Joan leading France to victory against the English invaders." "What role do you have?" Dad asked. "Joan." I answered. "WHAT AN EVENT! MY LITTLE HARUHI IS STARRING IN THE SCHOOL PLAY!" Dad exclaimed in a high pitched voice and hugged me like I'm a stuffed animal. I wish people would stop treating me like a doll.

"What about the others?" he asked as soon I freed myself from his grasp. "Well, Hikaru and Kaoru are playing the king and his stand in, and Kyoya-Senpai, Honey-Senpai, Mori-Senpai, and Renge are doing the supporting roles. Plus, Nekozawa-Senpai will do the introduction." I said as set dinner on the table, "We are also reading the book to get some more ideas for the play."

"What about that Suoh boy?" he asked suspiciously. Ever since he first met Tamaki-Senpai at our house at the beginning of the summer season, he has never really had a good thought about him, or maybe that's just overprotective fatherly instincts talking. I kept telling him that he just accidently slipped and just happened to fall on top of me, but he didn't buy it.

"It's by straws that he's playing Louis the best friend of Joan, who is in love with her." I explained "WHAT! WHY ARE YOU AND THAT IDIOT HAVE BOTH THE LEAD ROLES IN THE PLAY?!" dad asked. "It's just the way the straws are drawn." I stated bluntly, "Now eat up, your curry and rice's getting cold."

Music Room #3, at the End of the North Hallway, the Next Day:

"But Joan, you can't just let them win like this!" Tamaki said overdramatically while reading his lines. He's a better actor than I am, but it seems that he's trying too hard. "You fought so hard for our beloved country, you just can't let them kill you for being something you're not." he added.

The host club was closed for a while since many of the customers were busy with their own Cultural Festival projects. Nekozawa-Senpai was there as well, so the curtains were closed for his comfort. But he had some candles lit for the rest of us to see better.

"CUT! CUUTTT!CCUUUTTTT!" Renge yelled with her medusa hair style and angry eyes, "WILL YOU AND HARUHI STOP SOUNDING LIKE A ROBOT AND A IDIOT THAT'S TRYING TOO HARD?! TAMAKI, ACT AS THOUGH YOU'E TALKING TO A HOST CLUB GUEST, OR PERHAPS SOMEONE YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR, OR AT LEAST MIX THE FIRST TWO OPTIONS TOGETHER!"

"Renge, we're just learning the lines, how about we learn them first and then work on how we say them?" I suggested. "But a play is just like a manga series, movie or an anime, the characters have to say their lines with feeling." Renge stated.

"Anyway, how about we move onto the twins roles and decide which one will be the king and the stand in." she announced. "Okay!" both the twins said at once. It took awhile and a few trials, but Hikaru seemed like a more convincing king than Kaoru. "IT'S DECIDED HIKARU WILL BE THE KING AND KAORU WILL BE THE KING'S STAND IN!" Renge announced. Then she turned to other role in the play.

"Now Nekozawa-Senpai, when you give the prologue, I want you to make it sound full of despair. Fill it with the pain of tyranny of the English to the French. Like they're under a dark curse of unhappiness and slavery." Renge explained. "Sure thing." Nekozawa-Senpai said.

He practiced his speech as much as he could, but every now and again he would slip and say something like an insane grim reaper and use his cat puppet Beelzenet. This is just like the time we helped him to get his little sister Kirimi-Chan to like him as a princely big brother.

"HAVEN'T YOU LEARNED ANYTHING FROM THE PRINCELY BIG BROTHER TRAINING LAST TIME? I TOLD YOU, YOU CAN'T USE ANY OCCULT TERMS! AND STOP USING THAT OLD SOCK PUPPET! OR DO I HAVE TO SHINE A FLASHLIGHT ON YOU AGAIN!" Renge yelled. "Yes madam, sorry madam!" he said terrified. For someone who puts the fear in some people's hearts, he can only be scared of bright lights and Renge.

"Honey-Senpai you were great in the scene with the little girl." Renge stated. "Thanks." Honey-Senpai said with a bright smile on his face. We have decided that he should play a little girl that Joan saves, since much of our customers are requesting him to dress as a girl, although I don't know why they do. In my option, he's the only one who can pull it off, since he's so small and childish.

"Okay Haruhi, let's take it from the top. And try to put more emotion in your acting, but not like Tamaki-Senpai's." Renge said. "Hey!" he exclaimed. "Alright." I groaned. It seems that I will never get the hang of this. I should have been the stage manager or something.

"If I were to die, I would die for my country." I said in a deadpan manner. "NO! NNOO! NNNOOO!" Renge yelled with her Medusa hair, "How many times do I have to tell you to put more emotion in your acting!?" "I'm trying!" I exclaimed. After that I repeated my scene again and again, but it didn't please Renge.

"I have an idea, Haruhi. Pretend you're a lawyer with your comrades defending your country's freedom." Tamaki suggested, "This can be good practice when you need to stand up in front of a crowd in a courtroom." "Uh, that's actually a good idea, Tamaki-Senpai. I'll try that." I said.

"Okay from the top!" Renge ordered, sounding like she has almost given up hope in me. I better give this all I got. I imagined myself at a courtroom with English judges and lawyers against the accused French and I was defending the French. "If I were to die, I would die for my country." I said as if I was full of determination to do what's right no matter what.

"YES! YES! That was perfect!" Renge exclaimed, "Keep that tactic in mind and do that for the rest of your lines then we'll have a show that we can be proud of." "Got it!" I exclaimed.

"Alright everyone, that's all for today, but continue practicing your lines at home and we'll continue tomorrow." Renge said. "Right!" everyone, but me, Mori-Senpai, and Kyoya-Senpai said. Then we prepare to leave for the day.

"Oh Tamaki-Senpai!" I said. "Yes?" he asked. "Thanks a lot for that tip today, it really helped." I said. Tamaki-Senpai's face seemed a little red; I hope he isn't getting sick. "No problem." he said, looking away from me a bit. "It was actually one of the ideas that actually works." I stated as I walked off to go home. "What? Haruhi! That's so cruel!" he said childishly.

As I left the clubroom, Tamaki-Senpai seemed to calm and just watched my retreating form. Then he went into deep thought. "What if Honey-Senpai's right? What if I'm really love Haruhi, not as a daughter, but as a woman as a lover sort of way?" he thought to myself as he left the clubroom himself.

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